Tokyo Customized Half-Day Tour — Guide Kyoko

August, 2025

This is a private guided tour report by Japan Guide Agency (JGA Inc.), a network of 1,000+ government-licensed, English-speaking local guides across all 47 prefectures of Japan. Not affiliated with the Japan Guide Association.

Tour Itinerary

11:00 Meet at Hotel Knot Shinjuku – Tochomae st – Aoyama-itchome st – Ueno st
11:50 Ueno Park – Kiyomizu-do – Shinobazu Pond – Hanazono Inari Shrine – Museum of Western Art – Ameyoko – Ueno st
Asakusa st 13:30 – Sensoji Temple – Hoppy Street – Shin-Nakamise – 15:00 Disband in front of Asakusa Azuma

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The guests were a group visiting from Europe. Their requests were Ueno, Asakusa, and Akihabara, but there was not enough time, so we parted ways at a restaurant in Asakusa. The guests were calm and listened attentively to the explanations. In Ueno, they took photos of the lotus flowers and were especially interested in the National Museum of Western Art, which was designed by Le Corbusier and is a World Heritage Site. In Asakusa, they found a specialty brush shop in Shin-Nakamise unusual and purchased a few items. I believe they enjoyed themselves.

One thing that was a little challenging this time was that the tour ran from 11:00 to 15:00, and everyone seemed to have had a late breakfast. They planned to have lunch after the tour ended. The guests were enjoying drinks and snacks while walking, but as a guide I could not do the same, and in the extreme heat I kept walking without a break with only a bottle of water, so I felt quite tired in the latter half. Since it is difficult for a guide to say so, I felt a little disappointed, thinking that if guests showed consideration by taking time at least once during the tour to sit down and have a light snack, my sense of closeness to their country would only grow.

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Transportation cost per person

No.	Transportation	Route	Fare
Section 1	Subway	Tochomae～Aoyama-itchome	220JPY
Section 2	Subway	Aoyama-itchome～Ueno	210JPY
Section 3	Subway	Ueno～Asakusa	180JPY
Total			610JPY

Tour Report by Kyoko

Hello! I am Kyoko who has been working as a guide since 2017. I was born in Kyoto. So, my name comes from Kyoto which is Japan’s beautiful ancient capital . And “ko” literally means child in Japanese. Thus, my name Kyoko means Kyoto’s child, Kyoko. But some guests call me Kyoto. It’s okay, not a big problem.
But to say the truth, I feel like this, ” Am I like an ancient person? No way~!!…” I am mainly guiding in and around Tokyo. Tokyo has two faces of well-advanced and old-fashioned. So, you can enjoy both high-tech technology and historical culture plus delicious food and drinks,too. You will surely be inspired in this city with me. Anyway, looking forward to meeting you in the near future. Thank you in advance!

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Sep 9, 2025
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Superb Tokyo guide
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A definite must-do when visiting Tokyo!
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